Advocacy | Stop Profiling Transgender People and Low-Income Women
UPDATE July 31, 2022: The 2022 MA legislative session ended without moving this bill forward. GLAD will continue to advocate for legislation and policy that ... Read More
Aging
GLAD is dedicated to ensuring that LGBTQ elders never need to go back in the closet and are treated with dignity and respect as we age.
Cases | Rios v. Redding
On June 6, 2021, GLAD joined an amicus (friend of the court) brief in support of Divinity Rios in Rios v. Redding. The brief was ... Read More
Advocacy | An Act Relative to Accountability for Vulnerable Children and Families
Senate Bill 32/House Bill 239 and House Bill 88 refresh Department of Children and Families reports to include data related to demographics including age, race, ... Read More
Cases | Doe v. Hopkinton Public Schools
VICTORY: On November 30th, 2021, the Court’s decision upheld the constitutionality of the Massachusetts anti-bullying statute. Read our statement. All students have the right to attend ... Read More
Advocacy | Access to Equitable Family Planning Services Under Title X
We should all have access to equitable, affordable, and high-quality family planning and sexual health services, no matter who you are, where you live, or ... Read More
Cases | Commonwealth v. Carter
Exclusion of jurors based on race and being LGBTQ violated jurors’ rights and denied defendant a fair trial. UPDATE – August 16, 2021: The Massachusetts Supreme ... Read More
Advocacy | Alternative Discipline, Not Criminal Punishment, in Maine Schools
GLAD opposes Maine’s LD 1444 because it creates a new crime that would have serious and long-term negative effects on young people. In testimony to the ... Read More
Advocacy | Addressing Discrimination Complaints in Maine Schools
GLAD supports the goals of LD 1512, which would create an Office of the Education Ombudsman, which would serve as a resource and facilitate complaints ... Read More
Advocacy | LGBTQ+ Inclusive Health Data Collection
GLAD joined more than 60 partner organizations in signing on to a public comment submitted to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information ... Read More
Advocacy | Improve Access to PrEP in Maine
Victory! On June 18, 2021, Governor Janet Mills signed the bill to expand access to a simple, safe and effective medication known as HIV pre-exposure ... Read More
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